The Inkwell Podcast

This episode’s question comes from an anonymous Inkwell member. Anonymous says: I want to include milestones in my story that are huge for a disabled person but seem mundane for non disabled people, without the story itself being mundane. Any tips? I think this isn’t a problem – it’s one of the most powerful elements in fiction. The gap between how something looks from the outside and what it mean...

This episode’s question comes from Mellany. Mellany is preparing to submit her novel to literary agents and she asks: How important is it to explain why I’ve chosen a particular agent in my submission letter? I spend hours researching and end up using a quote from their profile. How much time should you spend on it? Can you just let your writing speak for itself? And are there ways to be more crea...

I'm Katherine Clements. I'm an author, a writing coach, and the person behind The Inkwell writers’ community hosted on Substack. Each episode I answer a question from an Inkwell member about writing, publishing and creating a happy, sustainable writing life. Today’s question comes from Claire Randall . Claire asks: Are writing groups helpful or a distraction from the real work? Listen for pros and...

Welcome to the first episode of The Inkwell Podcast! I'm Katherine Clements. I'm an author, a writing coach, and the person behind The Inkwell writers community hosted on Substack. For some time now been looking for an easy way to answer your writing questions in a format that doesn’t require you showing up to a live session or posting in comments. The Inkwell Podcast is my solution. So, here’s ho...